"Sigh, Meow Brother, who's always so reliable, actually slipped up for once, and we missed out on a huge treasure chest. I reckon this instance only has one final boss, Kenport Bonegnaw, but he's being very crafty, using all sorts of tricks to whittle down our rewards. One tiny mistake, and the rewards we've got within reach slip away.
What a devious setup!
Looks like getting all the rewards really does take a lot of teamwork."
While Happy Stick and Meow Brother's teams were fretting over their respective duties, the Silvermoon Pride group took things at a much more leisurely pace. Orchid even had time to discuss tactics for the instance with Lumina. The slender, long-legged shield-bearer held her kite shield and warily watched their surroundings as she said:
"No wonder it's marked as a 'time-limited instance.' I'm guessing the dev team is trying something out, and they might make changes later."
The girls led a bunch of administrative players through the dangerous gnoll camp. Protected by elite guards, they headed for the meeting place arranged with the Blood Rat Gang and the mysterious figure codenamed "Pangolin." They were attacked by crazed gnoll berserkers along the way, but handling them was no trouble.
All the pressure was on the other two teams. The girls' group was already a T1 team in the game, and they were handling things with ease.
But unlike the calm girls, the administrative players accompanying them were very excited.
They rarely got to enjoy such thrilling monster-slaying, let alone take part in a massive team operation like this. Their strengths were different from those of most players, but they still had a DPS's heart.
For example—
"Old Chen, don't charge in so fast!"
The Chosen Construction Worker and Bricklayer were clutching their mentor's arms, keeping Old